This podcast is for visionaries. In this podcast, I'll share with you my horrible, no good, stupid birthday. Which will lead me to talking straight to my visionary sisters. I learned something last week - it was actually a live video I caught by TD Jakes. It was the perfect word and it led me to meditating and thinking about how difficult it can be to be a visionary. There are so many delays and frustrations and heartache. But that’s okay. It’s supposed to be that way. To help stay the course, w...
Oct 08, 2018•35 min
Today’s hilarious short story is, by far, one of the funniest, craziest stories I’ve ever heard by actor, comedy writer and producer Johanna Stein. This is a story about Johanna bringing home her placenta from the hospital in a maniacal plot for revenge against her friend. And it doesn't go quite as planned. Sound crazy? It is. And hilarious. Enjoy Afterbirth, by Johanna Stein. SHOW NOTES: Get Johanna's book "How Not to Calm a Baby on a Plane" >> https://amzn.to/2QsFA1n Visit her website m...
Oct 03, 2018•17 min
If you thought that your past was too much to overcome, your circumstances too bleak or insurmountable to have a bright future, Tiffany proves there is nothing you can't overcome. There is always hope. Tiffany who is now a huge online super star with nearly 2 million followers, used to suffer with with a drug addiction that rapidly slipped out of control. This landed her in jail, which lead to rehab, where she eventually found herself pregnant in a half way house. What I learned most from Tiffan...
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 10 min
This week I share with a dramatic piece. An open letter to the black hair under my chin. I’ll be honest, me and this chair have had beef for years. We’ve never had ups, always downs. But alas, it’s a part of me and it was time for us to have a talk. Here’s my heartfelt letter. SHOW NOTES: This episode of It’s Not That Serious hilarious short stories is brought to you by Designs by ALT, a wordpress design agency created by yours truly. If you have a big dream and don’t know where to start, call u...
Sep 26, 2018•9 min
Today, we talk the hilarious online personality, future reality TV star and best selling author of the hilarious and poignant book, Eat Cake, Be Brave - Melissa Radke. One thing Melissa says that I just love is that she wishes she could have titled the book Eat Cake, Be Free. There is so much laugher and wisdom in this episode, grab yourself a cup of coffee and cozy up to a good word! In this episode: *Joy is found in total, freedom. You’ll learn exactly what that means. *Plus a hilarious game o...
Sep 24, 2018•1 hr 9 min
Welcome to INTS Hilarious Short Stories, where Anna and friends share their most hilarious, if not a touch humiliating, stories. On this episode, Anna performs "I Owe My Existence to a Douche" - Wordpress.com ranked as their top 100 article of all time. Or maybe that month. She doesn't remember the details. She also owes that honor to a douche. Enjoy. SHOW NOTES: Big Dreams Need Cool Websites. Let us help. Get on our calendar, Designs By ALT [designsbyalt.com] Word Up Club: Hang out, grow, learn...
Sep 19, 2018•12 min
Anna chats with popular comedian Ercell Watson who shares his story of a dramatic shift in "purpose" after a devastating DUI. In this episode we talk about: *Those life changing moments - this crap is no longer working for me moments - that alter our path for better or for worse. *Pursuing joy - even in the midst of chaos, like Ercell experienced when he was homeless. *Shifts in purpose. What if your gift isn't your meant to serve your purpose? What if it's simply the crowbar that opens other do...
Sep 17, 2018•1 hr 25 min
Welcome to the very first episode of INTS Hilarious Short Stories, where Anna and friends share their most hilarious, if not a touch humiliating stories. On this episode, Anna performs, for the very first time, her viral sensation "The Fart that (Almost) Altered My Destiny." Enjoy. SHOW NOTES: Big Dreams Need Cool Websites >> designsbyalt.com
Sep 12, 2018•14 min
Can seeking your purpose in life actually be depressing? In today’s episode we talk about running out of gas on the purpose driven highway. Here’s a hint: It’s because we take our purpose way, way too seriously. Anna explains what that means. Then, we talk with the charming Tyler Riewer of Charity Water. He goes into extremely rural areas in Africa to meet the people in these communities - communities where women walk miles, multiple times per day for clean water (and the water is black sludge)....
Sep 10, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Today, hilarious guest co-host Katie Fitzsimmons joins Anna to talk about: When husbands put our children in grave danger and think it’s funny without considering, the you know, GRAVE DANGER. PLUS, the joy topic for the day - Know thyself before you wreck yo self! What you don’t know about yourself can hurt you. And, what you don’t know about yourself can hurt other people. Truly understanding our personality and the motivations behind so much of our behavior is incredible information that can m...
Sep 03, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Humiliating Bra Fittings, Joy Killers and fun and inspiration with my sister, Jenny Penton. This episode has it all! Today we’re talking bout a HUGE Joy Killer - procrastination. Here’s what you can expect in this episode: My recent and slightly embarrassing bra fitting at Victoria Secret, which reminded my sister of her embarrassing bra fitting where she got called out, big time, which reminded me of a really humiliating bra fitting that happened when I was in my teens that I can fully blame Je...
Aug 27, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Taking Life Personally. Big Joy Killer. This episode is about the question we consciously and even subconsciously ask ourselves constantly that can alter the course of our lives at worst, and steal our joy in the moment at best - and that is ... What does this say about me? That question, inherent to human nature, will steal your joy faster than Starbucks clears my bank account every month. And let me tell ya, it’s fast. What's In This Episode: The perils of taking life personally.Susannah and I...
Aug 20, 2018•1 hr 11 min
I read once that the opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s indifference. I believe it. And I believe indifference is the enemy's hot ticket. The right amount of selfishness, entitlement, laziness, doubt, fear, negativity and even melancholy to steal our energy, zapping our resolve and lulling us into complacency, but just enough “okayness” sprinkled with a laugh or two - to keep us from any sense of urgency to change our lives for the better. Not today, Satan! In this episode we learn: Why indiffere...
Aug 13, 2018•1 hr 16 min
Judging other people, and judging ourselves steals our joy. Which really sucks, because I love being judgemental - it’s one of my most favorite things. And here’s what is sneaky about being judgmental towards others. We think it’s something they deserve, something that’s hurting them, without realizing it is destroying us from the inside out. In today’s episode, we are going to talk about what judging is, why we do it, why it’s a joy killer and why we’re gonna stop so we can live these freaking ...
Aug 06, 2018•58 min
Impatience is a brutal joy killer. It's an entitlement to having our expectations met, the way we want it when we want it. Expectations that are probably a smidge unrealistic to begin with. And when we don't get our way? Heavy sigh. Tapping foot. Snarky comment. Full blown meltdown. We have to fully understand and prepare for the fact that all good things worth while take time. And that the best way to combat impatience? Like the entire month of December leading up to Christmas Day - joy is ofte...
Jul 30, 2018•38 min
Think you're having a bad day? In today's episode we talk about harrowing and inspiring stories of some of the worst days, months years- ever. But they kept going and so can we. Few realize that all their b*tchin' and moanin' can have devastating, long term effects on their minds, their emotions, their relationships and their future. Why let anything, especially a good 'ol pity party steal your joy? Don't! After listening to today's episode, you won't want to complain again - and trust me, you'l...
Jul 23, 2018•36 min
Our freedom is more than a gift, but what are you going to do with it? Anna & Susannah discuss how to not take it for granted, but multiply it in your life and in others. Enjoy the show!
Jul 16, 2018•58 min
Trying to impress people is exhausting and never ending. Man uses things like status to create hierarchies of control, but to God - all of that is meaningless. It doesn't matter how many famous people you name drop, your connections, your title, your status or whether or not you're dating a Kardashian (especially that last part). You're free from trying to be something the world thinks is important and free to be exactly who you are. You don't need a PhD, be a CEO or have a popular YouTube chann...
Jul 09, 2018•58 min
In today's episode, we are talking reedom in Christ and what that really means to us as believers. One - we’re free from the POWER of sin - free from shame and guilt. We are no longer condemned God constantly gives us these epic, unconditional love, do-overs - and what we decide to do with those do-overs is what will inevitably give us the wonderful, adventure filled life that God intended for us, or a life of continual struggle. God gives us the opportunity, but it’s on us to seize it. God gave...
Jul 02, 2018•37 min
This week we had flooding that went under our floors and seeped into our walls. A crew came out and placed huge utility fans all throughout the basement and turned them on. It’s so loud, I actually thought it couldn’t be happening. I was upstairs in my kitchen and felt like I was guiding a Boeing 757 to its terminal without head gear. Then, the very polite leader of the crew told me the fans needed to stay on until they returned Monday. Monday, was um, 4 days away. Unless we were locked away in ...
Jun 25, 2018•1 hr 7 min
How can our body be well when our soul is in turmoil? It can't, and we're kidding ourselves when we think we can live in fear, worry, stress, anger, self-loathing and [fill in the blank with our own terrible word] and expect ourselves to manage healthy bodies. Whenever I hear the song "All Must Be Well" from Liz Vice, my eyes well with tears. It's an upbeat song, so it always catches me off guard. But deep in my spirit I know why I'm compelled to cry. When my soul hears, "All Must Be Well," it l...
Jun 18, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Let me tell you a story. There was a time in my life when I knew I was ready to move forward and do great, big, wonderful things. But I just couldn't get my crap together. One minute I'd be focused with a plan. The next minute I'd be lost, confused and like, "Wait, what am I doing again?" I was doing bizarre things, completely out of character - just watching myself do it, like I was having an out of body experience. What was wrong with me? A lightbulb went off in my head. I was sabotaging mysel...
Jun 11, 2018•43 min
Grab the younger women in your life and listen to this episode together. Objectification attacks the soul. We aren't meant to be objects for someone else's pleasure. We're meant for greatness. The only solution is the objectification cure. Enjoy today's episode.
Jun 04, 2018•1 hr 8 min
1 Corinthians 6:19-21 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. It’s that time of year. Time to expose the bat wings and the legs that are in a desperate need of a shave. When we put on shorts and get an inner thigh rash at the zoo thanks to our severe lack of thigh gap, which in turn makes us hate everyone and everything, including the monster who creat...
May 29, 2018•56 min
It’s time. It’s time to move on. To let it go. It’s time, sister. Get over it. And I say that with so, so much love. It’s been too long. And the weight of it is too heavy. Much, much too heavy. You can’t take it with you where you’re going anyway. I’ve learned the biggest reason we struggle to get over something is because we refuse to change the vision.
May 21, 2018•56 min
After the storm, after the healing - it's time to move on up to what God has for you. Even if it looks like a set back or a downsize - with God, all things are worked out for our good. Get ready for a breakthrough!
May 14, 2018•1 hr 1 min
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. There are so many of us walking around with crater sized emotional wounds from past storms. Denial, fear, avoidance, or covering it up doesn't serve us - in fact, it can destroy us. Today is a must listen for those of us with wounds ...
May 07, 2018•32 min
The storm hit. Now what? We have two options after a storm - to be smarter, faster, wiser - or to withdraw, beat up and fearful of future storms. We know which one the bible recommends - saddle up for a powerful episode on getting settled and established by God after the storm - then to embark on a journey of healing, strength and POWAH!
Apr 30, 2018•58 min
The Bible tells us that believers have one thing, no one else has - that guarantees victory after the storm. Proverbs 10:25 When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous has an everlasting foundation. I love the comfort found in Proverbs 10:25. It assures us that, in God’s perfect timing, the storm will come to an end and the whirlwind will pass and the wicked will be no more... BUT. Do you see that big, fat BUT? It’s pretty important. BUT the righteous has an everlasting f...
Apr 23, 2018•59 min
Storms aren't fun, but they do have one redeeming quality that's can't be denied - they have the potential to turn into a beautiful rainbow. Look for your rainbow! In John 9:1-12, we're told of a blind man who is healed by Jesus. The disciplines wanted to know what the man or his parents had done to curse him with blindness. Jesus was clear - the man's blindness wasn't anyone's fault - it was an opportunity for God to be glorified. Only God can turn our storm into rainbow through His glory - and...
Apr 16, 2018•41 min
